Hi, thanks for the great step by step but apparently either my puppy laptop or the windows server at my work doesn't play well with others. LinNeighborhood will only display the server name but won't let me at the shared folders that I need, and when I try the command line method I get the following error:

mounted using linneighborhood, exported mountscript to /etc/rc.local, windows shared folder icon on desktop but does not automount on reboot until;
-linneighborhood is opened.
-or /etc/rc.d/rc.local is executed from console.[/list]

So I've created a new user and assigned their home to an external drive mapped under /mnt/<drivename>. When I login using FTP from an XP machine I am able to see all the files, but I cannot upload new files. The error says something about not having permissions to perform the action. Is there a way that I can enable read-write access to this drive via FTP for this user? I've tried having the new user assigned as the owner of the drive, but was unsuccessful (possibly my command syntax was incorrect). Thanks!

So the problem ended up being that by default the mounter that puppy used would only mount USB drives in read only mode. I added a setting to the /etc/fstab file that specified the file should be mounted in Read-Write mode and that fixed it.

Of course then I upgraded to the next version of puppy which didn't have the same mount script and so everything worked without the need for an entry in the /etc/fstab file (go figure).

For anyone else having this problem you'll need to create an entry in your /etc/fstab file similar to the following:

LinNeighborhood:
1. From the start menu select "Network | LinNeighborhood Samba client"
2. Click the "Add" button.
3. Leave Machine and Group empty
4. on IP address type the IP address of your Windows computer.
5. Click the "query" button.
6. You should receive the message "query host... done". If not, check that the IP address is correct and that your network is working OK and repeat step 5.
7. Click OK. The Windows computer should appear on the main window list.
8. Right click on the computer name/address and select "scan as user"
9. Leave domain empty, username as root and password empty. You should see the list of shares on the main window list
10. Right click in the share you want to use and click "mount"
12. Set the parameters for the mount or accept the defaults. The "mount point" is the puppy folder under which you will see the contents of the shared folder. (write down that path so you remember where it's mounted)
13. Click "Mount". Rox should open on that folder
Done!

I can only make OK the 8 first steps
I don't have any password or user in my windows pc, I can see the PC and I "scan as user" with root
Appears the clock icon for few seconds but nothing happen. NOTHING

Hello,
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Tests of doggie linux with Cd live and safeguards my data on my hard disk. The access to the PC is good I reads and writes above. But when I test what you wrote for the order of adduser that does not function at home as this image shows it.
I have to create in French a tuto explaining my different problems here .

Thank you to answer me, but its does not function.
I will try to give more details, I take again since the beginning the procedure: By taking your example:
To add has to use called “mp3shares” that will share /root/my-music:
Code: adduser - H /root/my-music mp3shares
Me I have to create in root (or this finds “my document”) a file that jet named “Linux” By taking your example and with my own criterion the line of order that I written board is as follows:
Adduser - h /root/Linux toma or Adduser - H - h /root/Linux toma and there that does not function !
As long as I do not know how to create a user with his password Windows cannot see doggie linux

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